Why have I become so sensitive to salt lately?

Have you changed your salt usage recently? Once one cuts back on salt, the added salt becomes much more noticeable. I cut way back on salt a while ago, and then had a canned soup. I thought I had just chewed on a dill pickle.

Not consciously, but I’ve never been a big salt person.

Hm. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that my sodium levels were low a few months ago?

Maybe you’re turning rancid in your old age? (I’m going to pay for that aren’t I? )

Yes. Yes, you are going to pay for that. And it will be hell!
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(Plotting….)

Ha, I got a laugh. Have you changed anything in your diet?

Not really. Haven’t been eating as much because I’m trying to lose a few pounds…

Any smokers at home or where you work?

Yeah.

You might have spent a period of time not ingesting much sodium.

I have found, over and over, that if I reduce my sodium intake to more sensitive I am to the taste of salt.

I have inherited my grandmother’s salt sensitivity. Even small amounts of salt cause me to bloat in response.

Usually this does not represent a problem as I sweat out huge volumes of sodium and allergens via marathon cycling.

There is a very direct association between sodium intake and water retention. Reduce intake or use devices such as sweating out by exercise or sauna or carefully employ diuretics.

Did you smoke – and recently quit? I’ve heard that food flavors are more intense after quitting.

It’s true that quitting smoking intensifies flavors and smells (I once quit for 8 years) but I’m currently not quitted. :(